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This page lists databases and static websites produced by state government or their political subdivisions, generally professional boards, that provide directories of physicians and other licensed health care practitioners. It covers states that have names that start with "A" through "M". For the rest of the states, please go to the Healthcare practitioners databases n-z page.

If you are a registered user of this wiki, feel free to add a database to this list or fix broken links. If you're not a registered user, or not comfortable editing wikis, you may also send an e-mail to Lynn McClelland, the documents specialist for this page at mcclelland AT law DOT ucla DOT edu.

Physician/PA Search--Look up by name or license number. According to the Board of Medical Examiners and Medical Licensure Commission: "You can...determine if there has been a public action against the physician's license, indicated by a "Yes" in the "Public Action" row on the results page. If there is a public action, there will be a link at the bottom of the page to download a pdf file of the documents.

Medical Board of California License Lookup System--For physicians who are MDs. Look up by name or license number, filterable by city or county. Individual records will show personal information including licensure status; the "public records" tab contains information such as disciplinary actions and criminal convictions, if any.

Professional and Vocational Licensing (PVL) Search - Search all licensed health and non-health professions by name or license number. Note that names should be searched this way: "Last Name First Name Middle Initial order without commas." Partial information can also be entered. For a list of license codes, click here.

Board of Nursing License Verification - "Online License Verification" link is a search by license number only, but is primary source verification. "Licensure QuickConfirm" link allows search by license number or name; this is a multi-state commercial database.

Maryland Board of Pharmacy Verification Page - Separate links for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and disciplinary actions. Searches for licenses are by last name or license number; actions are in alphabetical lists by last name and open as pdf documents.

State of Montana Licensee Lookup System - Search all licensed health and non-health professions. Users must first select the profession to search. Then, search by license number, or by name and other criteria--for this search at least a last name is required.